In the 1970s and 1980s,Britain began to promote the long-acting contraceptive"Depo-Provera",hence triggering protests from women of colored groups in the country.They criticized the government for trying to use the drug to limit the growth of the colored population by making three arguments,namely,the spread of"negative eugenics",the abuse of the drug among women of color,and the absence of informed consent for drug use.Based on these views,some black feminists launched an"Anti-Depo-Provera"movement in various forms with clear demands,which won widespread support at home and abroad,and eventually prompted the British government to ban the drug.This"Depo-Provera"controversy,lasting for nearly 20 years,embodied,on the one hand,the rising racial and immigrant exclusion of British society amid the post-war immigration tide,as well as the growing anxiety about the increase of the colored population;on the other hand,it also highlighted the struggle of British colored groups against their own situation,which was not only reflected in reproductive rights,but also includes the appeal of racial equality and the pursuit of identity.To this day,this struggle between white anxiety and colored ethnicity is still at the heart of Britain's multiculturalism dilemma.
Long-acting contraceptivesBlack womenRacismFeminist movement
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